The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-15
Sherman's Plan in Ohio.

The Republicans of Ohio are taking more
interest in politics at present than either the
Republicans or Democrats of any other
State. Their State convention meets at
Toledo on July %, and il is understood that
Senator Sherman intends to have a resolu-
ton introduced pledging the Ohio delegation
TO him for President. II is said that some
! of his friends have advised him against this
course as it will, in al probability, do him
mere harm than good Their advice, how
ever has not, it seems. changed his purpose.
! He thinks that he might as well lnauEurate
the fight for the Presidential nomination OF
his party at once, and find out exactly how
he stands at home. If he cannot secure the
| delegation Of his own State he might as well
! withdraw from the contest,
| For eleven years he has been Presidential
| candidate, and he has never vet been able 10
| secure a united delegation. He has regard
ell himself as Ohio's favorite son and has
depended upon the regard in which he has
always been held in his State for the support
OF the Ohio delegation. He has always suf-
| fered disappointment, and now he proposes
10 adopt different tactics
Some of those who are pretending to give
him warm support are believed TO secretly
favor Blaine, and there are strong reasons
for thinking that if a resolution is offered at
| the Toledo convention. declaring him to be
the favorite of the Ohio Republicans, it will
not be adopted by a very large majority, if,
| indeed, it is adopted at all
Blaine is strong in Ohio, and it is probable
that he has more supporters there than
Sherman has. While the latter is admired
and trusted he lacks the ability to make
warm friends Blaine's magnetic manners
and his dashing ways captivate the Republi-
cans in Ohio, as they do in other States.
One Of the strongest of the Republican
journals of Ohio is the Toledo Blade. That
journal, few weeks ago, sent thousands
of inquiries to Republicans in all parts of
the country relative to the first and second
choices for President and Vice President
Nearly "a 900 replies were received. They
show that as between Blaine and Sherman
the former is first choice by nearly two TO
one, and that Robert T. Lincoln is first
choice for Vice President by nearly seven
| TO one. Sherman leads all other candidates
for second choice, and, of course, stands
next to Blaine for first choice
The most significant thing in the replies,
however, is contained in those from Ohio
Republicans. Blaine has the majority
This would seem TO indicate pretty plainly
that Sherman has not much chance of get
ting a solid delegation from his own State,
and without that he hasn't a ghost of
chance for getting the nomination.
There is not much doubt in the public
mind that Blaine will be the Republican
candidate. He may pretend as much as he
likes that he does not care TO lead his party
in 1883, but he will not succeed in convinc-
ing the people that he is not as ambitious TO
be nominated again as he was to receive the
nomination in 1884. He has been, and is
still, working to satisfy this ambition, and
while he has worked more quietly than
Sherman he has worked more successfully
Yes, Mr.. Blaine will be the Republican can
didate and he will be again beaten by Mr.
| Cleveland